Dome Show
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| Friday Art Demo from photo of Lake Chautauqua |
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| Maria Aguirre's Pastel Paintings |
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| Mary Lopez, President of the Texas Pastel Society, Saturday's Art Demo |
Texas Pastel Society's 2013 Home and Garden Show
by Cindy Morawski
Look out for that rogue red-tailed hawk! Getting a break from my art booth at the Alamodome's 2013 Home & Garden Show, I attended Sunday's 1:00 p.m. Birds of Prey show. Well-trained falcons, buzzards, and other birds of prey starred in the show. I even fed a dollar bill to one of the birds. He gently took the money in his beak and flew over to the donation box and carefully placed it into the slot. What a good bird! However, when the trainer and his assistant brought out the red-tailed hawk, the audience was stunned when the hawk proved he had a mind of his own. The hawk flew from the trainer's arm with the sound of a high-pitched whistle. Higher and higher, the bird flew. Oops! I looked at my friend Anna. Was the hawk supposed to go that high? Looking down at us, I could almost hear the hawk snickering to himself. Fooled that guy. I'm not coming down until I get a real bird. Not that dumb fake one on a string. The assistant started to look a little flustered. The big bird flew across the stage and then landed on the metal railing in the second tier of the Alamodome's stadium seating. Ha! The hawk's head bobbed up and down. He looked from right to left. Nope. Not coming down! The trainer blew his whistle again and again. The bird flew higher. I could see a hawk re-training class in his future! That is, if he ever came down to the stage again.
I looked at my watch. Paul was taking care of my booth for me. I had to return and be a responsible artist. No more bird show for me. But, I kept wondering about that hawk. Was he the one that got away? I heard later from a customer who had also attended the show and stayed till the end, that the MIA hawk finally returned. NO treat for that guy! The assistant hurriedly placed him back in his covered cage. NO more Home & Garden Shows. More training. More fake birds flying around his head. More high-pitched and annoying whistles. So much for being the STAR of the SHOW!
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I wanted to say THANKS for my friends who came out to the Dome Show this past weekend. Thanks also to those who supported my art with purchases of cards, prints, and framed paintings.
My next art show is this Saturday, March 2nd, at the Zion Lutheran Church's Community Center's~~ Spring Arts Festival, located at 1604 and Braun Road in San Antonio. It starts at 10 and ends at 4. I'll have my new season's artwork ready to show and sell. I'm located inside~~ Booth #4. Hope you'll join me! The Youth Groups are serving breakfast and lunch. Shopping can be lots of fun when you have creative choices. There will be a variety of artwork and arts & crafts to pick from this weekend. Again, hope to see you there! Please support your local artists.
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Commissioned 36x44 Painting,
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